The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
BENJAMIN DISRAELIFinality is not the language of politics.
More Benjamin Disraeli Quotes
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Damn your principles! Stick to your party.
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When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world.
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Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.
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A University should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning.
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Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory.
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Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.
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Justice is truth in action.
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The best security for civilization is the dwelling, and upon properly appointed and becoming dwellings depends, more than anything else, the improvement of mankind.
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Grief is the agony of an instant; the indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.
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The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.
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Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.
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I repeat… that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people and for the people all springs, and all must exist.
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There are two distinct styles requisite: I intend, in the course of my career, if I have time, to give a specimen of both.
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Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay.
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The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.
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